Middle East

Turkey’s economy grew 7.4 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter, meeting expectations on the strength of retail demand, manufacturing and exports, official data showed on Tuesday, though it did …

File Photo: A Bayraktar drone seen during a rehearsal for the Independence Day military parade in central Kyiv, Ukraine U.S. authorities have taken issue with Turkey over its sales of …

Turkey’s lira rocketed back from record lows in volatile trading on Tuesday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed measures to protect local currency savings against such swings. Erdogan introduced a …

Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Israel on Monday added the United States to its “no-fly” list, citing concerns over the spread …

This handout picture released on December 18, 2021 by the Turkish Presidential Office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) making a speech as he attends the offic – Copyright …

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday it would sell US dollars to commercial banks at the rate on its Sayrafa foreign exchange platform, but analysts said offering more hard currency …

At least 22 people died and 16 others were in critical condition in hospital after consuming bootleg alcohol in Istanbul, the local governor’s office said on Friday, adding that four …

Lebanese officials have agreed that losses in the country’s financial sector amount to between $68 billion and $69 billion, Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh al-Shami told Reuters but cautioned that the …

The Turkish government is soon expected to present to parliament an additional budget for next year, two officials said, because a sharp lira sell-off has strained the existing budget with …

The United States and Qatar have assured Turkey that Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum will stay out of Turkey’s continental shelf in the eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said …